• Director(s)

    Wim Wenders

  • Production Year

    1977

  • Release date

    01/07/2022

  • Genre(s)

    Thriller, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    126m

  • Cast

    Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer

Film

The American Friend

moderate violence, domestic abuse, sexualised nudity, suicide references

THE AMERICAN FRIEND is a German drama in which an art forger becomes involved in a murder plot.…

THE AMERICAN FRIEND is a German drama in which an art forger becomes involved in a murder plot.

violence
People are beaten, strangled and shot; however, there is limited detail. In one scene, a man is pushed from height, followed by a brief close-up of blood running from his mouth as he dies. In a scene of domestic abuse, a man and wife argue before the man briefly slaps his wife's face and pushes her onto a chair.
nudity
There is brief scene female sexualised nudity in a scene in which a man looks at archival photos of posed bare-breasted women.
suicide and self-harm
A man briefly points a gun at his head. In another scene, a man tightens a wire noose around his neck; however, he does not take his own life.
additional issues
There is also mild bad language ('son of a bitch', 'ass', 'shit', 'salopard'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'God').

  • Director(s)

    Wim Wenders

  • Production Year

    1977

  • Release date

    01/07/2022

  • Genre(s)

    Thriller, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    126m

  • Cast

    Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer

moderate violence, domestic abuse, sexualised nudity, suicide references
Classified Date:
21/06/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd
violence
People are beaten, strangled and shot; however, there is limited detail. In one scene, a man is pushed from height, followed by a brief close-up of blood running from his mouth as he dies. In a scene of domestic abuse, a man and wife argue before the man briefly slaps his wife's face and pushes her onto a chair.
nudity
There is brief scene female sexualised nudity in a scene in which a man looks at archival photos of posed bare-breasted women.
suicide and self-harm
A man briefly points a gun at his head. In another scene, a man tightens a wire noose around his neck; however, he does not take his own life.
additional issues
There is also mild bad language ('son of a bitch', 'ass', 'shit', 'salopard'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'God').
Classified Date:
05/05/1988
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
British Film Institute Ltd
Classified Date:
17/04/1978
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Cinegate Ltd
Contains moderate violence
Classified Date:
18/08/2008
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Axiom Films Ltd.
Classified Date:
23/04/2003
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Anchor Bay Entertainment UK Ltd
Classified Date:
18/05/1994
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Connoisseur Video
Classified Date:
26/08/1988
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Palace Video

  • Classified date

    21/06/2022

  • Language

    German